“   You rejoice in this, though now for a short time you have had to struggle in various trials   so that the genuineness of your faith more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ . ” 1 Peter. 1:6-7 Have you ever noticed that many so called Christian have the ability to point at your failure toward God, at the very time when you need them to lift you up? This is especially true when you are struggling through something in your walk with God. Rather than exhort you and strengthen you to continue in your walk with God they. Accuse you for failing in your walk with God, because you are struggling. It is as if they believe that because you are going through some problem in life you are in more sin then they are! They sit up on their high horse and look down on you because of your problems. This is a natural reaction of those that truly do not know God. Their lack of knowle...

And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? He answereth and saith unto them, “He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise” (Luke 3:11)   (Luke 3:10-11) Prayers in Pursuit of God One of the most difficult things for men to comprehend is that we have no real knowledge of good and bad. The natural man perceives by his action whether he is good or bad. However, this obedience to the law ( what appears as good ) is not truly good at all, because obedience is out of obligation. Even the most devout Christian desires a reward ( be it eternal life or heaven ) for his obedience. It may be hard to grasp that a person can do what is perfectly right and still not be right by our Heavenly Father. If it were possible for a man to never break the law, it would be just as possible for that man to be perfectly obedient and not know the Father in his good works. Consider this story; a teenage boy sees an old l...

And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever (Revelation 5:13) Prayers in Pursuit of God Part 9 of a 11 Many years ago internet access was through the phone lines; a computer with a modem would dial the number of the provider and the modem on the other side would answer. When one of the two modems were not set at the proper speed, the connection would be slow or lost altogether. In the same way when we try to reach God in prayer or be in His presence. If we are not functioning at the correct baud rate than our communication with the Father is lost. Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is, rather than changing our (behavior) baud rate, we try to get our heavenly Father to adjust the way He communica...